So my new doc diagnosed me with illiotibial band syndrome in the right knee and snapping hip syndrome in the left hip. And he is not a runner. I’ve been going to his PTs for a while now. At first they just kept stretching me out, massaging my IT band, and telling me to foam roll. Ok. I’ve done this before. Where is the problem? Why am a tight? What is going wrong? Where is my imbalance? I thought you couldn’t stretch the IT band. It isn’t a muscle… I would have stopped going, but the massage was so nice and my deductible has been met… And what else could or would I do but go crazy?
Then during a recent session another PT overheard my issues and gave me some additional stretches to do. He said they were good for runners. Ok, why isn’t this guy my PT? No one working with me seems to have a clue about running… The next session he notices me running on the treadmill, stops over, and crouches down. He notices my right leg doing a funny wobble/rotation. He says I have weak hips and they aren’t supporting my upper leg muscles properly. Ok! Lets strengthen them! So now I am doing some strengthening with an exercise band. The crazy part is how much these moves are felt in my trouble spots. Two of the moves are basically opposites of each other and I feel one in my left hip/groin and one aggravates my right IT band insertion point. It feels like the answer. Here I go again…
Tags: crazy, ITBS, knee pain, Running, short-term goals
OH! The dreaded ITBS. Lately it seems everyone I know is afflicted. Think about seeing an actual sports med doctor — a friend of mine was rolling/massaging and apparently there’s a wrong way to do that – which can make it worse. Blar. Good luck!